The announcement came a little over three months after the resignations of the men who previously held the positions.

Carter worked at the Cincinnati Police Department for 23 years before retiring as a captain and moving to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

At the Cincinnati Police Department, Carter worked as assistant to the chief of police, homicide unit commander, special events unit commander and a training section assistant commander.

Carter graduated from Xavier University and attended the University of Dayton.

He's also been the spokesperson for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati and served on the board of Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Services and the Cincinnati Public Schools Advisory Board.

Carter told WLWT he wanted the job because he knows what it's going to take to reform the department and build back trust in the community.

"It's not going to be overnight, but you can open the door overnight, so that's the key is opening up the door and welcoming those ideas and thoughts and communications and then let's start from there," Carter said.

He pledged to be visible and accountable and to use a customer-friendly approach to policing.